[VFS-15] [VFS] Remote filenames with '?' causes local replication problem on Windows

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Nightly Builds

Environment

Operating System: Windows XP
Platform: PC

• Bugzilla Id: 34976
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jin Choi
• Created: 20/May/05 05:26
• Updated: 25/Mar/08 07:52
• Resolved: 25/Mar/08 07:52

Description

In attempting to use the ZIP filesystem to access a file from HTTP, it is common to encounter filenames
that contain '?', such as zip:http://somehost.com/download.cgi?fileid=1234. '?' is an illegal character for
filenames under Windows, so when the DefaultFileReplicator goes to create a local copy of this file, one
gets a replication exception.

A simple workaround is to modify DefaultFileReplicator.createFileName() to filter out such characters or
replace them with underscores.